Lascivious acts with a child - Iowa Sexual Assault Laws

Lascivious acts with a child Crime & Punishment in Iowa :

The Iowa code § 709.8 defines two degrees of the crime lascivious acts with a child, each with associated punishments. The degree of the crime depends on the specifics of the crime committed, with higher degrees of the charge generally receiving harsher punishments.

Severity

Lascivious acts with a child - Charge Description

Punishment

Class C felony STATUTORY

If a person 16 or over permits or causes a child to fondle or touch the person’s genitals or pubes.

If a person 16 or over fondles or touches the pubes or genitals of a child.

Up to 5 years in prison

Class D felony STATUTORY

If a person 16 or over permits a child to inflict pain or discomfort on the person.

If a person 16 or over solicits a child to inflicts pain or discomfort upon a child.

If a person 16 or over solicits a person to arrange a sex act with a child.

If a person 16 or over solicits a child to engage in a sex act.

Up to 5 years in prison

Iowa law allows lascivious acts with a child to be enforced as a statutory charge. This means that this charge can be applied to cases in which the victim is younger than the Iowa Age of Consent, even if the victim willingly engages in sexual relations with the defendant.

Lascivious acts with a child is a charge that is unique to Iowa. Crimes that would be prosecuted as lascivious acts with a child in Iowa will be prosecuted under a different statute depending on the state in which the crime takes place.

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